Given the cost of living and what appears to be the rising cost of aircraft add-ons. What’s your limit for a good or average aircraft.
My max price is actually fluid, with the developer in question playing a large part in determining what I’m comfortable paying.
If I said $30, then that would mean I could buy the recent 737-100, but that isn’t happening 
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I’m waiting for the A300-200 from Just Flight. This is an aircraft I will pay a lot for.
I’ve probably paid no more than £50 since I started acquiring them. I can only buy via the MP so I tend to wait until there’s a sale of sorts and look for good value bundles.
My biggest frustration is the difference between UK and US prices - not even close to the exchange rate. I could save loads by setting up as a US customer.
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It depends on the aircraft and the developer. I’d happily pay pretty much any reasonable price for a Fenix or iFly because their quality and systems depth usually justify it for me. But with PMDG, for example, I’m a lot more hesitant - I wouldn’t automatically pay whatever they ask just because of the name.
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Really 50.00? Do you have the aviator edition?
For me it’s usually somewhere around €60 to €80 if it’s an aircraft I know I’ll actually keep flying. If it’s a high-fidelity airliner or a bizjet that feels complete, I can justify that a lot more easily. For lighter GA or something I’m only mildly curious about, I’m usually more in the €30 to €40 range or I just wait for a sale. The price matters, but for me it’s really the mix of depth, polish and how often I’ll realistically use it.
Do you feel PMDG craft lack depth? When you say Fenix and iFly, what is better? Isn’t 1 of those free as well?
Hard to say…I try to differentiate between “facts” and “heart” when thinking of buying an add-on. That means that sometimes I buy a plane because I am somehow attached to it, knowing that it might be overpriced regarding standards of similar aircraft.
For a “good/average” aircraft around 30 Euros are my limit, above that (or when the mentioned emotion joker kicks in) is quite rare. I often buy during sales anyway…
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